Hefei vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$277
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hefei is 2% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6780th and 6711th ($727 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 9th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4171st and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Karaj

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Hefei Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559